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North Carolina: Indigenous Tribes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many indigenous tribes are recognized by North Carolina?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

12

d)

None

2.

Who is the explorer that landed on the shores (Coastal Plains) of North Carolina in the 1520's?

a)

Hernando De Soto

b)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

c)

John Cabot

d)

Christopher Columbus

3.

Which explorer was eaten by cannibals? 🍽

a)

Hernando De Soto

b)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

What are the 3 regions of North Carolina?

a)

West Side, Northeast Center, Atlantic Ocean

b)

Europe, Asia, North America

c)

Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plains

d)

Oceanside, Riverview, Branch Hill

5.

North Carolina's Coastal Plains Region is surrounded by which body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Reedy Creek

d)

Indian Ocean

6.

North Carolina is one of the 13 original___________?

a)

States

b)

Colonies

c)

Country

d)

Town

7.

When Giovanni da Verrazzano reached the coast of North Carolina, what did he find?

a)

A group of indigenous, or Native, people living there.

b)

A Lobster Monster 🦞

c)

My Auntie Dot

d)

Marissa Guarno

8.

What title was given to the earliest North Carolinians, believed to live around 10,000 to 12,500 years ago?

a)

Mesozoic Tribes

b)

Paleo-Indians

c)

Native Americans

d)

The Vikings

9.

True or False: Christopher Columbus discovered North America

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Paleo-Indians (Indigenous Tribes) were ____________, they traveled from place to place to follow their food source.

a)

Atlatl

b)

Nomadic

c)

Vikings

d)

Explorers

11.

What indigenous tribe lives in the mountain area of North Carolina

a)

Sioux

b)

Eastern Band of Cherokee

c)

Coharie

d)

Occaneechi

12.

Which European explorer, explored the Mountain region and the Piedmont Region of North Carolina?

a)

Hernando De Soto

b)

Herman Munster

c)

John Cabot

d)

Giovanni da Verrazzano